What's New

Due to a lack of Canadian credit history and score, many newcomers are unable to obtain loans and, unless they draw from their savings, cannot afford these high costs. Thankfully, there are organizations working to reduce these barriers and assist newcomers to secure the financing they need to pay for these expenses.

You can now enhance your writing and grammar, build confidence in speaking and pronunciation, and develop your academic reading and vocabulary skills from home. You will learn these skills in online instruction sessions with full support from your instructors, just as if you were attending classes in person.

Hari Gopalakrishnan found that ERIEC's mentorship program proved the opportunity to share knowledge about the Canadian work culture and what one would expect in a Canadian workplace.

Wayfinders Business Cooperative (IMPACT) interview with Doug Piquette, Executive Director at ERIEC (Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council).